Valentin huppe



(ModeL) v. HUPPE. LO'GK FOR TRAVELING BAGS.

Patented May 2,1882.

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UNiT an STATES PATEN "FF VALENTIN HUPPE, or orrnnciicnournnniim,GERMANY, ASSIGNQRTO HIMSELF AND ADAM runners nnnnnn, OF.SAl\ lE PLACE. v

LOCK FOR TRAVELING-BAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,334, dated May 2,1882.

Application filed October 15, 1881. (Model) Patented in GermanySeptember 18, 1880, and February 3, 1881, in England November 10, 1880,in Austria. January, 1881, in Hungary January, 1881, and in FranceJanuary-l3, 1881.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VALENTIN HUPPE, of

Offenbach-onthe-Main, in the Empire of Germany, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Looks for Traveling-Bag Frames, of whichthe following is a specification.

' easily be effected in long frames not embodyingmy invention. Theemployment of such elongated bolts is not new in itself, andis not hereclaimed; but the invention consists in various novel features in theconstruction of the parts of the lock and in the manner of combiningsaid parts, as hereinafter fully described. Inasmuch as the bolts arearranged in halfround metal guides on top of the frame, which metalguides also contain the springs, the frame can be covered and furnishedwith the lock beforeit is riveted to the satchel or traveling-ba g.Formerly the elongated bolts have been attached inside on the frame, andcould only be attached after the frame had been riveted to the satchelor carpet-bag. The bolts also were exposed, so that the ends might comeinto contact with the contents of the satchel or bag, to

the possible injury of the latter.

Another peculiarity of the lock consists in the combination of two longbolts with the two inner bolts, and also in the construction of theguarding device.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectionof the frames of abag and aloek embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 representsa plan of said frames and lock, with a portion of the lock-case removed.Fig. 3 represents a plan view, similar to Fig. 2, of the lock alone,showing the parts in a diiferent position. Fig. 4 represents a plan ofthe exterior of the lock-case. Fig. 5 represents an inverted planthereof. Fig. 6 represents a transverse section on the dotted line w m,Fig. 1; and Fig.7 represents a similar section on the dotted line 2 2,Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A is the lock-carrying frame; A, the other frame, which carries thestaples ,b b" and c c.

B B designate the two long bolts of a half round or any other suitablecross-section, as

seenin Fig. 6, which bolts are guided in co'verings or guides G C of thesame cross-section.

The coverings are provided with pins 011 their lower side, by lllOzlllSof which they are riveted to the frameA. The frame A is provided withslots, through which the projections d d upon the bolts B B" reachand-enter the boxes '0 0, attached to the frame A. The staples 0 c ofthe frame A arem'ade to enter the boxes 0 0. According to thisarrangement the projections d d do'not come in contact with contents ofthe bag or satchel.

The bolts B B are on their ends provided with springs s, which areattached to pins or eyes on the frame A and to the bolts, and tend topull the bolts outward. After the springs have been fastened to'thebolts and to the pins or eyes the metal guides or coverings c a can beriveted to theframe and the frame and metal coverings coated or coveredwith leather or other material. This done, the lock is riveted to theframe.

The lock contains the two central bolts, and consists of the plate D,the form of which is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and the two endsconform to the guidesc 0, so that its halt round portionsff overlap theguides 00. On both sides of the partsff are formed webs 0n thelock-plate, by meansof which the lock-plate is riveted to the frame. Thecentral raised portion of the plate I) is furnished with two slots, g 9,into which pins 7c project. These pins are fastened to the elongatedbolts B B and rest against the angle-pieces hh, which are in turnattached by means of rivets to the caps E E, respectively, and may beconsidered as constituting a part of said caps; The rivets which serveto make these connections are enlarged at their central portions, sothat the caps E E and the angle-pieces h hare kept at such a distance asto permitthe introduction of the wall of the upper fixed cap, F. The

enlarged central portions of the rivets passthrough the slots 1' i,provided, forthem in the upper wall of the fixedcap F,asshown in Eigs.4, and 7. The fixed cap F and the caps E E together form the upper partof the lock- 5case. The caps E E are in turn so formed .that they slideover the cap F. These caps are pulled outward by means of the springs s,because the. pins Ida restagaiust the an gle-pieces On the inner sidesof the caps E E are projections l l, which are adapted to engage withthe staples b b. When *the capsare pressed inwardly by the thumb andforefinger theprojectionsl 1 will be disengaged from the staples b b,andso will'the projections 01 dleave .;.the. staplesc g,-becaus e.thebolts B B! arecaught by means of the pins 70 Mandthe angle-pieces h h, andmove also.

The guardipg deviee or mechanismwhich keeps the four. bolts inaloekedposition rests on theplatc D and is covered by ithe cap F. Saidguargtipg mechanism can ,be, moved by means {ot'gthe; keym, andeonsistsof apeeuliar-formed 1. bolt,1,the formpfiwhich is. shown in .Eigs. 7 2and 3. This bolt is providedwith atpiu, 2, whjchproiectsthropgh theplate D,,and againstwhichthe spring3 presses. The springlissup- .portedby thepin' 4, around which itiswou'nd, vand-.by'theedge of plate D,against whichits end @bBfiIS. "The bolt 1 is; guided by smallpiusrivetedto the plate D. The, .bolt is .provided onits right slde witha notch, s. -A.pin ,mountedton av small bell-crank 0relbow, 6,engages-with the ,n0tch s a nd the bell-crank 0r selbow turnsonthepivotZonplate D. Inthe position as shown in'Fi g. Z-thebolt, has placed .7the bell-crank. or elbow in suchv a position-that its. extremeend is.placed in front. of pin k, .whilethe left end of bolt 1 is placed-,before the pin k. In consequence of this position the caps 4 5'E'Eacanot be moved in-ward yibec seth ,pins k k are blocked and ean'notbereleased without a key. In the position Fig.3 the bolt has been-moved tothe r-ightby means of the key m. The bell-crank cis now not in the wayof pin k, and both it and the pin 7c are free to move, and inconsequence thereof the caps E E can also be moved. Thelockicantherefore be opened by pressing the caps inward.

(The capF is providedfon its under edge, where it rests on the plate D,with projections, which, at'terbeing inserted into perforations88,'Figs. 2 and 3, are riveted from below. After putting the whole locktogether it is placed on the frame in such a manner that the pins 7c isare behind the angle-pieces h h, after which the wholeis fastenedto the.frame A by means .of thefour rivets-9 9, Eigs.; 2, and 3.

In Fig. 3 the slots through which the projections ll pass for the.purposeofentering the staples b b. are designated by the number 10.

What Iclaim as vmy iuwentiomand desireto secure, bytLetters' Patent,is!- 1..I n abag lock,thetcomhination of the elongated bolts B' B,.thesprings s, forudrawing them 0utward,'pius 70 70 upon said -bo1ts,.the,fixed cap F,the apgle-pieces 7th, andlthe pressure-caps. E E, attachedtoss-aid angle-pieces and adapted tobe pressedeinward'tbr'drawingthe'bolts B B inward, .substantiallyas speci- I fled. 4 V1 2. Thecombinat-ionbf the elongated jbolts B B, the springs s, for drawingthem. outward,

,.-the pins k it upon saidbolts,thepressurecaps T E E and theirattachedangle-pieces h h,.en- 7 gaging with saidpius, and the bolt1-,andbellcrank orelbowfi, adapted .to fit-.between-said pins 7." k,vsubstantially-as specified.

. VALE'NTIN HUPPE.

Witnesses i L -QMASQHMANN, LI-BASSE.

